100-day TB-free India campaign launched in Ranchi

Ranchi: Under the state-level TB-free India campaign, a 100-day drive was launched on Saturday at Ranchi Sadar Hospital. The event was attended by Union Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, who emphasized the Prime Minister’s commitment to…

CM Soren to inaugurate Khadi and Saras Mela on Dec 20

Ranchi: The famous Khadi, Handicrafts, and Saras Mela will be organised at Morhabadi Maidan in Ranchi from December 20 to January 6. The event is being organized by the Jharkhand State Khadi Board.

Suman Pathak, CEO of the Khadi Board, stated…

AJSU to review Assembly poll results Sunday

Ranchi: AJSU Party will conduct a review meeting of the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 results. The meeting will take place on December 8, starting at 11:00 AM, at the party’s central office in Harmu.

Central President Sudesh Kumar Mahato,…

Leadership decisions will be made collectively: Cong on Mamata's 'can run INDIA bloc' remark

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Thursday responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's expressed willingness to lead the INDIA bloc, emphasising that leadership decisions for the Opposition alliance would be made collectively by all…

Cylone Fengal: Centre approves Rs 944 crore as relief aid to Tamil Nadu

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government has approved the release of Rs 944.8 crore to the Tamil Nadu government as two installments of central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to help it provide relief to people affected by cyclone…

India clocks impressive 67 pc growth in total exports in 10 years

New Delhi (IANS) As demand for Indian products in the global market surges across categories, the country’s total exports reached about $778 billion in FY2023-24, compared to $466 billion in FY2013-14 — a whopping 67 per cent growth. 

India’s…

Finance goes to Radha Krishna, Health to Irfan: Hemant Soren finalises portfolios

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has allocated portfolios to the ministers of his Cabinet. The notification was issued on Friday afternoon. 

Chief Minister Soren has retained several key portfolios, including Personnel, Administrative…

RBI lowers GDP growth forecast to 6.6 pc

New Delhi (IANS) The Reserve Bank has scaled down its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024-25 to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent earlier, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Friday.

He explained that the decision had been made as the…

RBI slashes cash reserve ratio by 0.5 pc to spur growth, leaves repo rate unchanged

Mumbai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks by 0.5 per cent to make more funds available for lending to spur economic growth, but kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent with…

Radha Krishna Kishore oldest, Shilpi Neha Tirkey youngest Minister in Hemant Soren's new Cabinet

Ranchi (IANS) The Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand has unveiled its new cabinet, reflecting a balance of experience and fresh faces. Among the 11 ministers, five are first-timers -- Sudivya Kumar Sonu, Yogendra Mahato, Shilpi Neha Tirkey, Chamra…